Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi

73 reviews

jessicaaaacr's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

kommatator's review

emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Self harm, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use, Islamophobia, Medical content, and Alcohol

creatingavery's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Tahereh Mafi has truly some of the most beautiful and heartbreaking prose I have ever read. I was holding onto every word in this story. This book was HEAVY but I couldn’t put it down. I was so invested in the characters. It wrecked me in the best possible way, and I don’t think I will soon forget this book and the world it showed me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Physical abuse and Medical content

irislovesbooks's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Islamophobia, and Grief

batgirl8968's review

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Islamophobia

courtneyfalling's review

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was so beautifully written but so sad and introspective and left me hollow inside. It reminds me a lot in tone and lyrical style of Nina LaCour's We Are Okay, in terms of how I felt while reading. The inconclusive ending is heartbreaking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

ceecee9093's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Islamophobia, Grief, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, and Medical content

Minor: Cursing, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

bananaberrybun's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Self harm, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Toxic friendship

taylor_maxine's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Self harm

highmarshal_azure's review

challenging emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm